new zealand startup funding Archives

FAMILIAR FACES: LINGY AU

Working both at Creative HQ and on side-projects including Startup Weekends, Lingy is a key member of the startup ecosystem and a bundle of energy! Find out his thoughts about community and innovation in this interview.

FAMILIAR FACES: JAMES FULLER

James Fuller is one of Creative HQ’s Senior Innovation Specialists, he delivers many of our workshops, has a great sense of humour and also has a startup hustle on the side! Find out what he thinks about innovation and leadership in this interview.

BUILDING A COMMUNITY ON PIZZA, 4800 SLICES LATER STARTUP GARAGE TURNS 3

Last night marked a milestone for startup community hub and meetup group, Startup Garage. Here’s how we celebrated the communities 3rd birthday!

CHINA LOOKS TO WELLINGTON TO DISRUPT HOME MARKET

A collaboration between Wellington-based innovation hub, Creative HQ, and the Chengdu government is creating cross-border networks that could promote the capital as a global provider of innovation services.

BUSINESS ACCELERATOR FUNDING WELCOMED

The Government’s announcement of continued early stage business funding reflects the success of business accelerator programmes, says Wellington startup hub Creative HQ.

NZ STARTUP FUNDING WITH DAVE MOSKOVITZ

The last Startup Garage of the year was all about New Zealand startup funding – from seed capital to raising an A round. We heard from a range of voices well versed in tricks of the trade both here in New Zealand and in the US – with Wellington angel investor Dave Moskovitz, AngelHQ manager Dave Allison, COO of 8i Toni Moyes, and Chris Smith, co-founder of AREA360 and creator of STQRY.

STARTUP SUCCESS: CELEBRATING THE NEW FACES OF NZ’S TOP STARTUPS

We sat down for chat with Matt Cobham, co-founder and CEO of VizBot – a team that went through NZ’s first ever government tech accelerator programme earlier this year.

NZ STARTUP AREA360 CLOSES $5.5 MILLION NZD

AREA360, creator of STQRY, today announced the closing of a $5.5 million NZD Series A round of financing led by top technology investor Madrona Venture Group.